The Great Tradition - F. R. Leavis

The Great Tradition - which are the greatest novels we have done in the podcast? 

What are the greatest novels in the English language? On Book In, we’ve covered quite a few over the last few months, and now we take a step back, and try to assess their quality. The critic F R Leavis, who we have referenced frequently in the podcasts, had his views, trenchantly expressed in his famous work The Great Tradition. We look at his criteria and discuss whether or not they are relevant or useful today. And we come up with our own rankings and ratings for the major novels we have done. Is Heart of Darkness a better book than Jane Eyre? Is it possible to say? Does it matter? Join Rupert and Charlie to find out, and see if you agree.